The clouds and mist in the mountains came and went, and although it was only past noon, the valleys were suddenly filled with rain and mist, and the water vapor pressed down low, and after a short time, a thin line of rain floated.

If the rain is not heavy, it is annoying.

Zhao Yun with more than 100 riders, just led the horse along the water vapor soaked in a little slippery mountain road to walk forward, the group of people gradually soaked by the rain, hair stuck to the neck and face, I don't know whether it is sweat or rain down the cheeks flowing, the yellow mud mountain road causes sometimes the soles of the feet to slip, so fortunately it is now in the valley through the valley, otherwise if it is on the towering mountain road, I am afraid that this slip will kill people.

Zhao Yun walked at the forefront, walking steadily, looking around vigilantly.

The guide followed behind Zhao Yun and said a little breathlessly, "...... again A little further on, there is a ...... Larger valleys...... It's time to rest......"

Zhao Yun nodded slightly and said, "Is there a name for this place?" ”

The guide shook his head and said, "What's the ...... Salutation, just ...... It's just that after walking a lot, I called this place the old Yukou ......"

Yukou is where the valleys converge.

Originally, this was probably also a river in ancient times, but the vicissitudes of the sea, the river dried up here, so such a road was left out.

From Sucheng to Pinyang, taking the spacious Baishuigou route is naturally the first choice for marching, but this mountain road also has to be guarded against, when Xu Shu proposed that someone take this route, Zhao Yun stood up.

But this road is indeed difficult, and even those tribes who originally climbed the mountain road in Montenegro are now sleepy and tired.

War horses don't like moisture, and when they encounter this kind of weather, they are also very irritable, shaking their heads, spitting heavy noses, shaking the rain stained with their fur from time to time, and splashing mud on the surrounding people and horses......

The people who walked with Zhao Yun on the mountain road, except for the twenty Black Mountain tribesmen, were basically all sent to Zhao Yun's Bingzhou people before Sucheng set off, half Han and half Qiang.

These Qiang people are not bad, they are used to the wind, frost and rain, and they are also used to long-distance travel and hardships before nomadic migration, so they are not silent when they follow Zhao Yun forward, but the forty people who were deployed and the state cavalry came out, but there was a low grumble.

Although these Bingzhou cavalry are not the children of rich families, but since they followed Fei Qian, the equipment of this body has risen, even compared to the Qiang people in the same country, it is much better, a body of iron armor, plus some cowhide soft armor, the protection is strong, but in this weather, it has become a great burden.

Not to mention the iron armor, just those leather armor, even if it is wrapped in cloth, it is not much used, the water vapor still penetrates into it, and then it becomes more and more heavy and stuffy, in order to maintain the physical strength of the horse, it is not willing to let the war horse carry too much, so it can only be supported by himself, and he walks forward step by step.

As soon as this man gets tired, he complains a lot.

Zhao Yun's background, these Bingzhou soldiers who have followed Feiqian for a longer time also know a little bit, if Ma Yan still has the previous Huang Cheng, these Bingzhou veterans will naturally keep their mouths tightly closed, but in the face of Zhao Yun, who is younger and has not very heavy qualifications, there is not so much jealousy in their hearts......

Moreover, Zhao Yun's appearance may not be admirable. The tall man is not that kind of majestic and burly form, his face is even more unpretentious, not surprising, although a face is usually not smiling, but it does not have much sense of majesty, it just makes people feel a little calm, the most important thing is the age, compared to many old men in the state, it is obviously a lie to say that Zhao Yun can shock his body and suppress the Quartet.

"What a broken road! I went in and out of the mountains for a few days in a row, which made my head dizzy! ”

"Damn thief, God, either go down or don't go down at all, so if you can't go up or down, it's just annoying!"

"How many days is it going to take? We're all cavalry, so why don't we let those foot soldiers come? ”

"Don't be crooked, have some strength left...... Lao Tzu wants to find a dry land now, drink hot soup, and sleep well! ”

The voices of these soldiers complaining are neither loud nor small, and there are no people in the surrounding valleys, so it is naturally very quiet, so Zhao Yun, who is walking in front, can naturally hear it. The half-ear who followed Zhao Yun listened to the left and right sentences, and was a little upset, so he was about to turn around and scold and rectify, but he was just about to turn around, but was stopped by Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun shook his head, didn't say anything, and continued to move forward.

To convince these veterans, it is not by talking about military law, but by the ability of generals. Since Fei Qian has given him the status, and whether he can fulfill his life's ambitions and truly show his wishes, he can only rely on himself!

Although he participated in the battle of Yinshan and made some achievements, not all soldiers knew about these things, so it was natural for them to have a situation like this. Whining is the natural right of being a soldier, and it is just whining, when he was in Montenegro, didn't these subordinates under him complain?

So why can't you endure it now?

Seeing that Zhao Yun didn't even look back, he just moved forward step by step, and after saying a few words, he didn't feel interesting, plus the consumption of physical strength, he gradually closed his mouth and silently followed forward.

Before I knew it, I arrived at the old valley that the guide said.

This is a valley shaped like a "Y", in addition to the road taken by Zhao Yun, after passing through a relatively wide mountain valley, there are two branches, one to the southwest and the other to the west.

The guide wiped the water droplets on his face and said, "You can get to Pinyang on both roads...... The one to the west can go directly to the north of Pinyang, and the one to the southwest is about eight miles east of Pinyang......"

"Which one is closer?" Zhao Yun looked forward as far as he could through the rain and fog. This mist soaked Zhao Yun's young face unconsciously, and I don't know whether it was sweat or rain, and it flowed down Zhao Yun's eyebrows and cheeks.

"It's closer to the west, but it's all mountain roads, and it's a little difficult to walk, general, you all have horses, this ......," the guide gestured and said, "...... The one to the southwest is a little farther away, but after the mountain comes out of the mountain, it is flat......"

Zhao Yun nodded, and silently estimated the time in his heart, his army was only used for early warning and containment, to say that it was somewhat unrealistic to let such a force of more than 100 horsemen take down Pinyang, so naturally it was necessary to cooperate with the large army on Feiqian's side in order to play its due role.

“…… Let's set up camp first! Zhao Yun pointed to a piece of flat land on the side of the valley and said.

Above this place is a large piece of mountain rock that is obliquely oblique, just to cover the rain, so the low is relatively dry, suitable for camping, under the mountain rock, there are still some dry firewood left by the people who walked this road before, which proves that such a pass is indeed a must-pass place.

Hearing that they could camp and repair, the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately busied themselves in the large dry clearing.

Zhao Yun still looked at the two divergent paths, and didn't know how to choose for a while. If you choose one of the two exits, which are more than eight miles apart, the other road may not be detected......

Or do you want to wait here and later?

Just when Zhao Yun was a little hesitant, Ma Teng, who came to Xinfeng from Wuzhangyuan, was a little happy.

Banner exhibition, nearly 3,000 light horses, no armor, even some people do not even wear helmets, just like that of a leather robe, at most there is a little bit of leather armor to protect the henchmen, if its protective ability is indeed poor, but the victory is in the excellent riding skills, just like one person and two horses, straight to Xinfeng!

This is a part of the Qiang light cavalry brought out by Ma Teng, in order to make these light cavalry everyone equipped with two horses, as soon as possible to reach Xinfeng, Han Sui and Fan Chou, who are lagging behind, and even a considerable number of people have changed from cavalry to foot soldiers.

Li Li's defeat became the last straw that overwhelmed Li Dao Guo Yan's tough attitude, and in the current bad situation, Ma Teng Han, who was also of the Western Liang family, turned enemies into friends......

Fan Chou had already known Han Sui, and after seeing Li Dao Guo Yan's order, he rode straight into the camp with a big stab, and while bringing back the captured Li Li, he reached a verbal agreement with Ma Teng Han Sui.

Fan Chou's behavior is also in line with Ma Teng Han Sui's appetite, the other party's main generals are all on their own territory, what can show the sincerity of the alliance more?

Therefore, the stalemate of Wuzhangyuan is basically an end, and in order to repay it with a peach, Ma Teng hurried to the hinterland of Guanzhong with his men and horses, on the one hand, to determine the effectiveness of the alliance, and on the other hand, to show his strength.

Although it is now considered to be an alliance with Ma Teng Han Sui, Fan Chou was originally a straightforward warrior, and after staying in Wuzhangyuan, he didn't know much about the changes in Guanzhong, thinking that Li Wei decided to compromise with Ma Teng Han Sui for Li Li's sake, and he didn't have much to look at Li Li, and he also scolded Li Li in front of everyone......

Of course, these have nothing to do with Ma Teng, it is naturally good to be able to form an alliance, and if he can't form an alliance, he is not necessarily afraid of Li Dao and Guo Yan, and what makes him even more pleased is that his child Ma Chao has shown the potential to lead the army, which is the most important thing!

Lao Tzu worked hard to fight for his family business and grab fame, isn't it for his children? When I learned that my children still have the ability to inherit the family business, and there are even signs of going up, no matter who it is, I will feel that the burden on my shoulders seems to be a lot lighter, right?

Therefore, some of the original grievances and dissatisfaction with Li Dao and Guo Yan were also diluted a lot under such good news, coupled with Li Guo's generous promise to cut off Guanzhong, so Ma Teng took these nearly 3,000 cavalry to Guanzhong to join Li Dao first......

The current situation, basically every discerning person knows, Li Dao Guo Bian is still unstable in this area of Guanzhong, the movement of the troops and horses of Hongnong and others in front is unknown, and a new defeat has been added, in this situation, Li Dao Guo Bian chose to cooperate with Ma Teng Han Sui, there is a certain foundation, after all, the original contradiction is only Ma Teng Han Sui felt that the distribution of interests is somewhat uneven, and now, since they are unified with each other, they can naturally sit down and talk, without using any swords and guns.

Ma Teng and Han Sui are far away in Xiliang, and they have been mixed with the Qiang people for a long time, and the thinking and action guidelines are basically similar to the Qiang people.

The nomadic wind and frost hardships caused these Qiang cavalry to endure hardships and stand hard work, coming and going like the wind.

Throughout the ages, as long as the farming people on this part of China do not change their model, in terms of cavalry, it is still the army of the Hu people who has the upper hand. And because of the nomadic nature of the Hu people, they have always advocated the spirit of active attack, so it has never been difficult for the Hu cavalry to use the battle line to limit death, or completely wipe out the extinction, as long as there is a little living space, it is like a wildfire on the grassland, and it is unknown when it will come back.

Even the stubborn Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only beat the Northern Xiongnu to the ground, and it is difficult to say that it is difficult to completely clean up all the surrounding Hu people.

On this vast and boundless land of Guanzhong, the cavalry all over the mountains galloped eastward, pulling out the dust and smoke.

Ma Teng looked at the Qingdai distant mountains on the horizon, and looked at the blue grass in front of him, and felt that he felt a little like galloping in the desert of the Xiliang grassland, and a feeling of freedom rose in his chest, and he stood up on the horse's back, and let out a long howl of unknown meaning when he looked up to the sky.

The Qiang people Hu Qi followed behind Ma Teng, and he also shouted and screamed in the same way, and even overshadowed the muffled sound of the horse's hooves for a while, and passed far and wide......

When Ma Teng rushed to Xinfeng, Li Wei stood on the head of Xinfeng County, pressing the battlements of the city, his face was gloomy, and even the guards who were supporting the guards behind him had some dignified looks on their faces.

The matter of Tongguan can be concealed for a while, and it cannot be concealed for a lifetime.

Therefore, when these people knew that they were about to face a two-sided battle, these soldiers who came with Li Dao said that they did not have any worries and worries, which was naturally impossible.

Although there was a fierce battle under Chang'an City before, there was not much tragedy, and now the tragic news from Tongguan, the practice of taking people's lives to the city and ignoring the landfill, has made Li Dao and their views on these Shandong scholars have changed a little.

Whoever it is, as long as it is not a mess of brains, when facing a group of people who do not want to die rushing up, there will always be some hairy in the heart, right?

The Xiliang soldiers are indeed relatively brave, but it does not mean that they can ignore the swords and guns, and fight as much as they want, without being injured or dying, so as soon as the news of Fei Qian's southward movement came, they immediately felt that it was tricky.

At the same time, they had to fight against the armies in the east and north, and this situation suddenly made Li Wei's soldiers feel that this time was probably not an easy errand, and this battle was probably not as they had imagined before, and it could be decided in one battle......

Li Wei looked at his own troops under Xinfeng City, as long as there are thousands of people and horses, it looks quite a lot, and Xinfeng is not a big city, so the city can't accommodate many soldiers and horses for a while, so it can only be based on the city to make a camp first.

The scouts who came and went rode lightly, and ran into the distance in groups of three or five, bringing the latest information here, although Li Dao had ordered not to let the news spread, but this kind of thing, it is inevitable that some people will inquire by virtue of their friendship with each other, and then someone must not help it, and the mysterious said: "I will only tell you one person, you must not tell others......

As a result, there was nothing that could be completely kept secret, and news of the surrounding situation gradually spread among Li Dao's troops......